Synergia Legal

SaaS Agreement and its key considerations in the Indian context

SaaS Subscription Agreements: Structural Risks Indian Startups Cannot Overlook

Leave a Comment / Legal Visualizer /

In the Indian startup ecosystem, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) subscription agreements are frequently treated as “industry standard” documents, downloaded, lightly modified, and deployed with minimal structural scrutiny. Founders often rely on templates sourced from US or European precedents, competitor websites, or investor-provided formats. While commercially convenient, this approach creates a fundamental misalignment: the agreement appears familiar, yet […]

SaaS Subscription Agreements: Structural Risks Indian Startups Cannot Overlook Read More »

Legal treatment of SaaS in India

SaaS Under Indian Law: Service, Software or Licence?

Leave a Comment / Legal Visualizer /

Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) has achieved near-universal commercial acceptance as a dominant software delivery model. In market practice, SaaS offerings are routinely described, and often contractually labelled, as the provision of “services”. This shorthand, while convenient, creates an illusion of legal certainty that Indian law does not fully support. Unlike several mature digital jurisdictions, Indian law does

SaaS Under Indian Law: Service, Software or Licence? Read More »

Fiduciary responsibilities of directors under the Indian companies laws.

Directors and the Board: Corporate Stewardship under Indian Company Law (Corporate Governance in Private Companies, Part II)

Leave a Comment / Explained /

Indian company law understands the Board of Directors not merely as a managerial organ, but as an institution of corporate stewardship. At its core, stewardship reflects the idea that directors exercise power in trust, for the company as a distinct legal person, and not as proprietors of corporate authority. This distinction is critical, particularly in

Directors and the Board: Corporate Stewardship under Indian Company Law (Corporate Governance in Private Companies, Part II) Read More »

The image highlights the regulatory compliances applicable to payment aggregators, while also highlighting differences with payment gateways.

Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways in India: Understanding the Regulatory Divide

Leave a Comment / Legal Visualizer /

India’s digital payments ecosystem has evolved from a facilitator-led model to a systemically important financial infrastructure. As transaction volumes scale and intermediaries increasingly sit between payers and merchants, the regulatory lens has decisively shifted from technology enablement to funds custody and settlement risk. This shift is most visible in the regulatory treatment of “Payment Aggregators”

Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways in India: Understanding the Regulatory Divide Read More »

Explaining the regulatory overview of prepaid payment instruments in India

A Regulatory Overview of Prepaid Payment Instruments in India

Leave a Comment / Legal Visualizer /

A Prepaid Payment Instrument(“PPI”) is a regulated payment instrument that facilitates the purchase of goods and services against a pre-funded value stored on such instrument or accessible through it. Under the regulatory framework issued by the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), a PPI represents value paid for by the holder in advance and enables payment

A Regulatory Overview of Prepaid Payment Instruments in India Read More »

The image explains the RBI Co-lending Arrangements Directions, 2025

RBI’s Co-Lending Arrangements Directions, 2025: A Consolidated Framework for Collaborative Lending

Leave a Comment / Legal Visualizer /

Co-lending has emerged as a significant credit delivery model in India, where two regulated entities jointly fund loans and share credit risk and rewards on a pre-agreed basis. The Reserve Bank of India (Co-Lending Arrangements) Directions, 2025 (“Co-Lending Directions, 2025”/ “Directions”) provide a comprehensive statutory framework governing such arrangements between regulated entities (“REs”), including commercial

RBI’s Co-Lending Arrangements Directions, 2025: A Consolidated Framework for Collaborative Lending Read More »

Corporate Governance as a foundation of companies

Introduction to Corporate Governance in India: Foundations, Evolution, and Relevance (Corporate Governance in Private Companies, Part I)

Leave a Comment / Explained /

Corporate governance is no longer understood merely as a compliance obligation imposed by company law or securities regulation. In contemporary corporate practice, it represents a foundational business infrastructure, a framework through which decision-making authority is allocated, accountability is enforced, and long-term value is preserved. At its core, corporate governance addresses a fundamental problem inherent in

Introduction to Corporate Governance in India: Foundations, Evolution, and Relevance (Corporate Governance in Private Companies, Part I) Read More »

A founder evaluating the complete lifecycle of fundraising

From Capital to Control: Concluding the Startup Fundraising Legal Series (Startup Fundraising Series, Part X)

Leave a Comment / Explained /

Fundraising, as encountered in legal practice, is rarely a linear or isolated event. Transaction counsel typically engage with fundraising decisions not only at the point of signing, but far more frequently during institutional diligence, follow-on negotiations, governance disputes, or exit processes. It is at these later stages that the legal and contractual consequences of earlier

From Capital to Control: Concluding the Startup Fundraising Legal Series (Startup Fundraising Series, Part X) Read More »

Quick Links
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
Contact Info
Linkedin Envelope

Disclaimer

The Bar Council of India does not permit any form of advertisement by advocates in India. By accessing the website: www.synergialegal.com, you understand and agree that the content published on the website is purely informational, and shall not be construed as an advertisement or promotional in nature.

You further agree that nothing published on the website: www.synergialegal.com shall be construed as a legal opinion or an advice provided by Synergia Legal or any of its members. Furthermore, nothing contained on this website creates any attorney client relationship between the user and Synergia Legal.